remote
Plural: remotes
Noun
- A broadcast originating outside a studio; a remote control device.
- a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
- "he lost the remote for his TV"
- Ellipsis of remote control.
- An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
- A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
Adjective Satellite
- located far away spatially
- "remote stars"
- very unlikely
- "a remote possibility"
- "a remote contingency"
- separate or apart in time
- "the remote past or future"
- inaccessible and sparsely populated
Adjective
- Situated far away; distant in space, time, or relation.
- far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
- "a remote relative"
- "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
Adj
- At a distance; disconnected.
- Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
- Slight.
- Emotionally detached.
Verb
- To connect to a computer from a remote location.
- to remove (from something or someone)
Examples
- A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
- After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
- After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
- I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote.
- Playing Scrabble from a REMOTE location still counts as a win, right?
- remote workers
- There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
- They have a very remote chance of winning.
- Winning seemed a REMOTER possibility with each passing turn.
- You have a remote resemblance to my grandmother.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).
Synonyms
distant, outback, outside, remote control, removed, aloof, buttons, clicker, cool, disconnected, dispassionate, faint, far, far-flung, far-off, faraway, frosty, hands-free, hankty, hard-to-get, hidden, offish, out of the way, outlandish, outlying, quiet, remote, reserved, small, standoffish, strange, thorny, touch-me-not-ish, unapproachable, unbending, undemonstrative, unimpressionable, uninvolved, wireless, withdrawn, zapper
Antonyms
close, attached, companionable, connected, considerable, contiguous, direct, distant, great, intimate, involved, near, passionate, presential, proximate, reasonable, sure
Scrabble Score: 8
remote: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordremote: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
remote: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary